School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kiribati
Kiribati: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kiribati, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kiribati is 8.78 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 10.18 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.62 years, in 1999.
Kiribati ranks 114th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.3 years | — |
| 1998 | 8.92 years | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 7.62 years | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 7.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 8.48 years | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 8.75 years | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 10.18 years | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 9.66 years | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 9.65 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 9.56 years | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 9.32 years | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.28 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.93 years | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 9.37 years | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 9.18 years | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.72 years | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 8.84 years | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 9.62 years | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 9.31 years | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 9.16 years | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 8.92 years | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 8.78 years | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.28 years | 7.62 years | 8.92 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.15 years | 7.65 years | 10.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.28 years | 8.84 years | 9.72 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.16 years | 8.78 years | 9.62 years | 5 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 619 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kiribati?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kiribati was 8.78 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 10.18 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.62 years in 1999.
- How does Kiribati rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Kiribati ranks 114th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release